P.M. market numbers: October 9, 2009

| North American markets | International markets | Bonds | Currency | Commodities |

Toronto’s main index ended in negative territory Friday as investors contained some of their recent enthusiasm over commodities prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index shifted 47.59 points lower to 11,436.92, after four consecutive sessions of gains.

The Canadian dollar was at 95.75 US., rising 0.71 of a cent.

On the TSX, gold stocks took a beating and dropped 1.6%. The December gold contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange finished the day $7.70 lower at US$1,048.60 an ounce.

The energy sector ended down 0.3% as the November crude contract closed eight cents higher to US$71.77 a barrel.

South of the border there was a more optimistic tone as the Dow Jones Industrials closed above its high of the year.

The Dow was ahead 78.07 points to 9,864.94, beating its previous peak of the year of 9,829.87 on Sept. 22. The Nasdaq composite index rose 15.35 points to 2,139.28 while the S&P 500 index gained 6.01 points to 1,071.49.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS)

North American markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	9,864.94	+78.07 or +0.80%	+12.40%
S&P 500	1,071.49	+6.01 or +0.56%	+17.96%
NASDAQ	2,139.28	+15.35 or +0.72%	+35.65%
TSX Composite	11,436.92	-47.59 or -0.41%	+27.25%

International markets

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	Close	Change	YTD
Nikkei	10,016.39	+183.92 or +1.87%	+13.06%
Hang Seng	21,499.44	+6.54 or +0.03%	+49.43%
SENSEX	16,642.66	-200.88 or -1.19%	+72.51%
FTSE 100	5,161.87	+7.23 or +0.14%	+16.41%
CAC 40	3,799.61	-7.20 or -0.19%	+18.07%
DAX	5,711.88	-4.66 or -0.08%	+18.75%

Bonds

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Bonds	$Current	$Previous	%Yield
Cdn. 10-year bond	101.93	103.31	3.51
Cdn. 30-year bond	117.45	119.00	3.96
U.S. 10-year bond	102.01	103.14	3.38
U.S. 30-year bond	104.67	107.09	4.22

Currency

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BoC Close	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.9575	0.9504
US $	1.0444	1.0522

Euro Spot Rate	Today	Previous
Canadian $	0.6509	0.6430
Euro	1.5362	1.5552

Commodities

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Gold	AM	PM
London Gold Fix ($US)	$1046.75	$1051.50

Oil	Close	Change
WTI Crude Future (US)	$72.29	+$0.60 or +0.84%

(10/09/09)